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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: The Script, pages 100-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Loola notes that Dr. Poole is different from the primitive men in what way?
(a) He is a man of action rather than words.
(b) He expresses contempt for deformed babies.
(c) He finds no value in books.
(d) He likes to talk to her.

2. What is the subject of the song the female baboon sings?
(a) War.
(b) Love.
(c) Food.
(d) Art.

3. What is the name of Loola's friend who recently gave birth to a deformed baby?
(a) Polly.
(b) Flossie.
(c) Ethel.
(d) Emily.

4. In the human condition, what does fear NOT cast out, according to the narrator?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Goodness.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Desperation.

5. Where are the babies sacrificed to appease the Devil?
(a) The Los Angeles Coliseum.
(b) The San Diego Zoo.
(c) The corner of Sunset and Vine.
(d) An abandoned warehouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did William Tallis prefer to be buried?

2. Which gravedigger apologizes to Dr. Poole by claiming that burying Dr. Poole was done only for fun?

3. On which deity do the primitives blame their problems?

4. Who is living on Tallis' Cottonwood Ranch when it is visited by the filmmaker(s)?

5. Who stands guard over Dr. Poole during the mating rituals to ensure he does not escape?

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